Aarhus University’s 94th anniversary was celebrated with both reflection and festivities in the Main Hall and Concert Hall Aarhus – the traditional settings of the annual celebration. Watch a video of the speeches and read about all the award recipients here.

His teaching is entertaining, witty and structured in equal measure, and he has won the award for Lecturer of the Year three times at the Department of Computer Science. Now Professor Gerth Stølting Brodal receives the Aarhus University Anniversary Foundation Teaching Prize 2022.

In 2021, he averaged eight daily appearances in Danish media, and he has also communicated his knowledge internationally in media such as CNN, BBC, Fox News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Nature and Science. Michael Bang Petersen, professor of political science at Aarhus BSS, is this year’s recipient of the Aarhus University Anniversary Foundation Research Communication Prize.

Aarhus University is facing a significant downward adjustment of this year’s financial results. While the university’s finances are fundamentally robust enough to handle this challenge, corrective action is necessary. A partial hiring freeze is being introduced, effective immediately.